The Guardian reports that after two years of gridlock, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has scheduled votes on the reports on the revised data protection regulation and directive for Monday in Strausburg. An announcement on the European Parliament’s website says, “The committee will adopt a mandate for negotiations with the council in order to try and reach a common agreement on the Data Protection package before the European elections in May 2014.” Meanwhile, Financial Times has published an in-depth feature looking at the fears sparked in the EU following the Edward Snowden revelations and the upcoming vote on the regulation.
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